Sutatausa

Coordinates: 5°14′50″N 73°51′9″W / 5.24722°N 73.85250°W / 5.24722; -73.85250
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Sutatausa
Municipality and town
Street in Sutatausa
Street in Sutatausa
UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

Sutatausa (Spanish pronunciation: [sutaˈtawsa]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Ubaté Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The municipality is located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of 88 kilometres (55 mi) from the capital Bogotá and borders Ubaté in the north, Tausa in the south, Cucunubá in the east and Carmen de Carupa and Tausa in the west.[1]

Etymology

The name Sutatausa comes from Chibcha and means "small tribute".[1]

History

The area of Sutatause before the

zipa based in Muyquytá
.

Modern Sutatausa was founded on June 24 (Saint John's day), 1537 by Hernán Pérez de Quesada, brother of conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, who on the same day founded Tenza.[1]

Economy

Main economical activities of Sutatausa are agriculture, dairy farming and small-scale mining. Tourism is also an important factor of income.[1]

Gallery

  • Church of Sutatausa
    Church of Sutatausa
  • Church
    Church
  • Church by night
    Church by night
  • Church interior; Last Supper
    Church interior;
    Last Supper
  • Rock outcrop in Sutatausa
    Rock outcrop in Sutatausa

References

  1. ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Official website Sutatausa Archived 2016-02-12 at the Wayback Machine